Erdogan sues German lawmaker over slur
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is suing a senior German lawmaker who called him a “sewer rat,” his lawyer said Friday.
Foreign Ministry condemns Russian annexation of Ukrainian territory
The Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the annexation of four Ukrainian territories, as announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony in Moscow on Friday.
Phone tapping case a ‘double scandal,’ Androulakis testifies
The wiretapping case is “a double scandal” in that involves “illegal surveillance” and a subsequent “cover up,” PASOK party leader Nikos Androulakis told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday, according to party sources.
Man kills ex-partner and baby before turning gun on himself
A 56-year-old man in the northeast of the country shot and killed his 30-year-old wife and their young toddler with a hunting rifle before turning the gun on himself.
Thessaloniki cyclist (16) succumbs to injuries after collision with police car
A 16-year-old cyclist who was struck by an unmarked police car in Thessaloniki last week has died, doctors informed his parents on Friday.
Catherine the Great decree for Greeks in Mariupol lost
Empress Catherine the Great’s decree ordering the Greeks of Ukraine to relocate from Crimea to present-day Mariupol has vanished after Russian troops occupied the city and bombed the museum housing it.
Greece condemns Russian rocket attack on humanitarian convoy
Greece has condemned a Russian rocket strike on a humanitarian convoy in south Ukraine which killed at least 23 people and left dozens more injured on Friday.
Pandemic, inflation widen inequalities
The existence of economic inequalities is a timeless phenomenon, but the figures of the Family Budget Survey based on incomes and expenditures of 2021, announced on Thursday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), actually reveal that the second year of the pandemic, with its heavy economic consequences and the onset of the inflationary crisis, widened…
Athens University welcomes new international students to English-language degrees
A total of 77 new students from 44 countries were welcomed at the University of Athens on Thursday, confirming the momentum of the institution’s decision to introduce undergraduate degrees in the English language.
Google to add €2.2 bln to GDP
Google’s decision to create its first Cloud Region in Greece – i.e. to create three data centers – over a period of two years, in Attica, with an estimated starting time of 2024, will mean an extra €2.2 billion for Greece’s gross domestic product, the US group announced in Athens on Thursday.